In Chen Cheng's plan, he would first use catapults to bombard a section of the city wall for several days and nights, and then he might have to fight off several counterattacks from the defenders, and then charge to the top of the city with heavy infantry. However,
He really underestimated the power of the catapult and its psychological impact on people in this era.
After suffering an unexpected blow, the defenders on the city still gritted their teeth and persisted at first. However, as the catapults came down one after another with more accuracy, the city fell into chaos.
Although Duan Xuan tried his best to suppress it, he lost control of the situation after his soldiers were killed one after another. Not only did the village heroes howl and fled down the city wall, but even the serious officers and soldiers also joined in.
among the fleeing ranks.
Seeing the howling of ghosts and wolves on the top of the city, Chen Cheng was stunned for a moment, and then began to consider whether to take the opportunity to seize the city. Before he could think about it for a few minutes, Zhang Heng was already shouting and commanding the "Black Armor Army" under his command.
They rushed forward. The so-called "Black Armored Army" refers to the standing army under Zhang Heng. These people wore black armor weighing dozens of kilograms. They were extremely brave and performed many extraordinary feats in the civil wars between Liangzhou princes.
The situation on the city was seen by all the princes. Han Sui and others were shocked by the power of the catapult, but they were not willing to be killed by others first. When they saw Zhang Heng and his black-armored troops, they all rushed forward.
, they also brought their elite troops forward to rob the city.
Chencang is an important town in Fufeng and the last barrier guarding Guanzhong. Although the city is not big, it is extremely strong. There are hundreds of thousands of stones of grain and grass and many armors and weapons stored in the city. If you can attack the city first, you can grab the most.
s things.
There is no shortage of warriors and heroes in Xiliang, and the weapons are decent, but they are very short of armor. If you can grab hundreds of sets of Han army armor, your strength will be increased a lot. Even if you don't have armor, you can get hundreds of ring-headed knives and
Hundreds of crossbows are also good. A good bow takes two to three years to make. How can there be any pleasure in robbing? So when these people saw the hope of breaking the city, they couldn't wait to rush forward.
Seeing these people rushing forward without following the pre-war plan, Chen Cheng became a little angry.
Yang Qiu stepped forward to ask for a fight, "Lord, I am willing to lead my troops to attack!"
Chen Cheng suppressed the anger in his heart, shook his head, and said: "Forget it, if they want to rob the city, let them do it. We will just provide them with some supporting firepower."
"Supporting fire?"
Chen Cheng did not explain, but readjusted the counterweight in front of the gun crew and fired the last round.
Zhang Heng was wearing heavy armor, holding a shield in his left hand, a short spear in his right hand, and a ring-headed sword on his waist. After he led his people to the city, he shouted: "Quick, put up the ladder quickly!"
Four strong black-armored soldiers worked together to put the ladder on the city wall. As soon as the ladder was set up, Zhang Heng put his shield behind him and rushed along the ladder with a short spear.
Go up. When he was almost at the top of the city, he took off the shield from behind, then kicked on the ladder hard, and the man jumped up.
Zhang Heng, Cheng Yin, and Yang Qiuchengyi are all rising stars in Liangzhou. These people have shortcomings such as cruelty or vulgarity, but they can make a living in the chaos of Xiliang.
All of them are brave men who dare to fight and kill. Although Chen Cheng often leads his troops to charge, these Liangzhou princes will not be any worse.
As soon as Zhang Heng's feet stepped on the bricks at the top of the city, he used a shield to protect his left side and prepared to welcome the defenders' attack. However, when he stood still, he realized that most of the defenders had already fled.
When we arrived at the bottom of the city, except for some broken corpses, there were only a few living people on the wall.
He did not go forward to fight directly, but guarded the city head and waited for his own soldiers to jump on one by one.
After Chen Cheng had the "horseback riding and slashing" plug-in, he was able to zoom in on distant scenery, as if he had brought his own telescope. He clearly saw Zhang Heng rushing to the top of the city first, although he was not interested in him before.
The princes of Xiliang were a little angry, and at this time they couldn't help but admired: "Zhang Heng is really brave and brave!"
There is no one else in the Xiliang army, because it is too poor, but there are still many good horses and warriors, and there are many brave warriors who dare to ascend first and get into the battle. But like Zhang Heng, who has achieved the position of a prince all the way, he still has
The brave general who took the lead deserves a sincere praise.
As soon as he finished speaking, several dissatisfied "hums" sounded from behind him. Wei Ran, Zhao Si, Yang Qiu and others all asked for a fight. Chen Cheng shook his head and said, "There's no rush."
After saying that, he habitually switched to "reconnaissance" mode, and saw a large red dot approaching quickly to the east, which meant that the enemy was coming to kill him. Chen Cheng said softly "Eh".
, Chencang was besieged for eighty days last year, and Huangfu Songdu remained stationary until the Xiliang army withdrew before leading his troops out. Why was he so eager to come for a decisive battle this time?
His "detection" distance is forty miles, but twenty or thirty miles east of Chencang, there are many hostile soldiers and powerful tribes, which look like a large red dot. "Detection" skill
When you are far away, you can only see enemies, but you cannot tell how many people there are.
I originally thought that these enemies were the defenders of Fufeng North, but as they quickly moved westward, the originally vague number of people gradually became clear. There were no less than ten thousand people in the vanguard alone, and I don’t know how many more were behind. And
The forwards were moving very fast, and the distance between them and the rear formation was getting wider and wider. They should undoubtedly be cavalry, and they should also be light cavalry, to have such a fast speed.
If Fufeng's local mobile force alone had so many cavalry, how did Han Sui defend Hanyang last year?
Tsk, could it be that Huangfu Song left and came back?
Chen Cheng looked at Chencang City again. Zhang Heng, Song Jian and others had already entered the city and opened the city gate, causing the following Xiliang army to rush in. He couldn't help but think about whether he should take advantage of this opportunity.
, implement the two strategies of "up and down" mentioned by Yan Zhong?
Just when he was thinking about it, the enemy had already reached within fifteen miles. Chen Cheng secretly thought: The speed is very fast, and it seems that he is very determined!
He himself could easily retreat. If Song Jian, Zhang Heng and others all died, it wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing. Who told them not to obey orders? But... not at this time, either.
It can't be this way.
He calmed down and looked at the situation around him. Most of the allies were still herding sheep, scattered within a radius of more than ten miles. The elite soldiers of Han Sui and others had dismounted and were heading towards the city. Chen Cang
In the city, there were sounds of killing, and the south gate had been opened. If the imperial troops had arrived two hours later, Chencang would have fallen into their hands.
It's a pity that they don't have two hours, not even one hour. The main force of the Han army is about to arrive.
Chen Cheng took a deep breath and shouted loudly: "Ming Jin, withdraw your troops!"
Yang Qiu beside him was stunned for a moment and said strangely: "Master, Chencang has been destroyed, why do we still withdraw our troops?"
Chen Cheng said calmly: "Because Huangfu Song... or someone else has already brought the troops of the imperial court to kill us."
"What?"
"How can this be?"
"Absolutely impossible! Huangfu Song's troops have been transferred to Chang'an. Even if he returns to Fufeng, there is no way he can attack so quickly!"
Even Chen Cheng was shocked when he saw the officers and soldiers attacking, let alone others. In the midst of "impossible" voices, Chen Cheng said angrily: "I'm not negotiating with you. I'll withdraw my troops immediately!"
As the commander of the personal soldiers, Wei Ran no longer hesitated and immediately said loudly: "No!"
The sound of the gong rang again, making the surrounding soldiers confused. They had clearly captured Chen Cang, so why did they still ask for money to withdraw their troops? Those with dark minds couldn't help but think: Could it be that Commander Chen doesn't want us to achieve such a great feat?
What?
Not only the soldiers and horses who entered the city thought so, but Han Sui who stayed behind also had the same thought. Even after hearing the sound of gold ringing, he was still in the mood to smile to his left and right: "Shijun Chen's caliber is too great.
It’s small, it’s just a Chencang City, is it necessary?”
Everyone on the left and right laughed when they heard this.
Chen Cheng gave orders one after another: "Send someone to send a message to Han Sui, Song Jian, Cheng Yi and others, saying that the officers and soldiers have arrived in large numbers, less than fifteen miles away! Let them deploy their troops immediately and prepare for battle!"
"promise!"
"Zhao Si, take people and burn all those catapults. Don't leave any of them behind!"
Zhao Si's heart trembled, and then he said loudly: "No!"
"Yang Qiu, take your people to form an array on the mounds next to the Qinling Mountains in the south!"
Yang Qiu hesitated for a moment and asked: "Lord, how many enemies are there?"
Chen Cheng said calmly: "It is estimated to be no less than tens of thousands..."
Before he finished speaking, the reconnaissance cavalry galloped over, jumped off the horse nearby, and said eagerly: "My lord, the smoke and dust are rising in the east, and the officers and soldiers are approaching! The number exceeds 30,000!"
“…..”
Chen Cheng said: "I understand, you go down and rest first."
He turned around and looked at Yang Qiu, who said awkwardly: "My troops have only brought 3,000 infantry and cavalry, and the rest are in the camp. If there are so many enemies, I'm afraid they won't be able to stop them.
"
Chen Cheng said: "I only need you to guard for half an hour, and then you can retreat."
Half an hour? At this time, even walking a quarter of an hour late could lead to the annihilation of the entire army. But Yang Qiu had already boarded Chen Cheng's pirate ship, and it was too late to jump now. He gritted his teeth and said:
"If I die, there is no need for the lord to take care of the Yang family in Fuping. I just ask the lord to give Yang Hao a noble position because of my merits!"
Chen Cheng's face showed no emotion, "If you die, Yang Hao will be the next governor of the North!"
Now that Yang Qiu had made his decision, his heart became magnanimous. He laughed twice and said, "With these words from my lord, I am satisfied."
He knew in his heart that Chen Cheng asked him to lead people to form an array on the mound in order to block the road with crossbows and give time for the soldiers and horses here to form a team. But what if the enemy just ignored these thousands of them? Fortunately,
We're not asking them to block the highway, but just to guard it. But if they really can't hold it, there's nothing they can do about it, right?
Yang Qiu jumped on the horse and shouted loudly to the left and right: "All good men in the North, come with me, Yang Qiu!"
Chen Cheng turned his head expressionlessly, and Wei Ran and Zhao Si said in unison: "Please give the order, my lord!"
"Send an order to Li Kan and order him to lead the trapped camp back to the main camp. After returning, immediately seal the camp gate and not allow anyone to approach."
"promise!"
"Send an order to Liang Xing and order him to lead the Flying Bear Hussars to the east of Chencang to form an array."
"promise!"
"Instruct Bali Ba Shi He and Qu Bei, and order them to take the Qiang cavalry and Xiongnu Yi Cong to the north of Chencang to delay the enemy's attack!"
"promise!"
Seeing that everyone was high in fighting spirit and not afraid of the large-scale attack by officers and soldiers, Chen Cheng couldn't help but laugh. He loudly said: "Raising troops for a thousand days can be used in one moment! Huangfu Song is known as a famous general in the world, so we will go meet him for a while.
, let’s see who is stronger!”
Zhang Heng, Song Jian and others have led their troops into Chencang City. It is estimated that they will not be able to find anyone for a while. Even if they find people, it will not be a matter of time to withdraw the army. Xiliang
The army and cavalry are dominant, and they should not be afraid of field battles. But now that all the princes are not in their own army, and Chen Cheng is not able to command the armies of each prince, the chain of command is directly broken. There are only one hundred thousand men left.
There is nothing the army can do.
The officers and soldiers came very quickly, and the attack surface was also very wide. Just when Chen Cheng was arranging his troops, the army's cavalry had already been fighting along both sides of the Wei River. The reconnaissance cavalry placed in the east returned one after another to attack the enemy.
Reports on the movement came back like a stream of water.
Chen Cheng jumped on his horse and ran toward the east of the city with the Flying Bear Cavalry.
Seeing ten catapults doused with kerosene and ignited, and seeing Chen Cheng running eastward with a thousand cavalry, Han Sui couldn't help but be stunned. He asked his confidants: "Could it be that the situation has really changed?"
Everyone on the left and right is at a loss. Now that they have an absolute advantage, even the city gate is open, how can they change?
"General, Chen Shijun sent someone to report that the reinforcements of officers and soldiers have arrived within fifteen miles!"
Han Sui's expression changed drastically, he stood up suddenly and exclaimed: "How is this possible?"
